diff --git a/source4/lib/cmdline/config.mk b/source4/lib/cmdline/config.mk
index b8771282a9e..5c47be66e6d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/cmdline/config.mk
+++ b/source4/lib/cmdline/config.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [SUBSYSTEM::LIBCMDLINE_CREDENTIALS]
 PRIVATE_PROTO_HEADER = credentials.h
 OBJ_FILES = credentials.o
-PUBLIC_DEPENDENCIES = CREDENTIALS
+PUBLIC_DEPENDENCIES = CREDENTIALS LIBPOPT
 
 [SUBSYSTEM::POPT_SAMBA]
 PUBLIC_HEADERS = popt_common.h